Scandinavian crime fiction

The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons by Karin Smirnoff

22 September, 2023

Translated by Sarah Death — She’s back. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is no longer the Lisbeth Salander we were introduced to 18 years ago in Stieg Larsson’s first Millennium novel. Now older and more responsible, Lisbeth is co-owner of Milton Security with her…

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Cult by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

7 September, 2023

Translated by Ian Giles — Bestselling Swedish author Camilla Lackberg teamed up with celebrity mentalist Henrik Fexeus to write Trapped, which was published last year. Now, the pair have returned with the second in the series featuring germophobe police officer, Mina Dabiri, and obsessive compulsive…

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Murder at the Residence by Stella Blómkvist

By Paul Burke

6 September, 2023

Translated by Quentin Bates — Amazingly, there are 13 novels to date in the Stella Blómkvist series and yet no one knows the true identity of the author. The high-profile Reykjavik lawyer first appeared in 1997, began a hiatus in 2006, then re-emerged in 2012….

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The Danish crime show DNA returns

By crimefictionlover

30 August, 2023

The Danish crime series DNA has returned to UK screens with a second season featuring the troubled detective Rolf Larsen, played by Anders W Berthelsen. What it has to offer is a storyline that’s as intriguing as it is harrowing. While DNA is often used…

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Beck is back on BBC Four with season 10

By crimefictionlover

3 July, 2023

Originally conceived by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö in the 1965 novel Rosanna, Martin Beck has evolved to become a detective for the 21st century. His character first migrated from the books to the small screen in 1997, and with season 10 we might see…

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Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo

By crimefictionlover

15 June, 2023

Translated by Séan Kinsella — The 13th novel in Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole series should have some sort of warning on the cover. Advisory: Do Not Read After Eating. The killer in this book uses methods so horrible and heinous that it’s one of the few…

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Interview: Michael Katz Krefeld

By crimefictionlover

14 June, 2023

Known across Denmark for his best-selling crime novels, Michael Katz Krefeld can now be read in English with the recent translation of Darkness Calls, published in May 2023. The book features Cecilie Mars, a cop who doesn’t always live on the right side of the…

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Thirty Days of Darkness by Jenny Lund Madsen

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

22 May, 2023

Translated by Megan E Turney — From Ruth Galloway to Eve Ronin, if there’s one thing readers can’t complain about in recent years it’s a lack of strong female protagonists in crime novels. Now, debut Danish author Jenny Lund Madsen introduces Hannah Krause-Bendix, who is…

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The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons by Karin Smirnoff

Cult by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus

Murder at the Residence by Stella Blómkvist

The Danish crime show DNA returns

Beck is back on BBC Four with season 10

Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo

Interview: Michael Katz Krefeld

Thirty Days of Darkness by Jenny Lund Madsen

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